HOWZAT

Newcastle United
The kitty £5m Spending Jan 2008 £0.25m
What they need Money is tight but Joe Kinnear is keen to begin moulding his squad more in his own image. His priority is recruiting a defender but he may turn his attention to strikers if Michael Owen and Shola Ameobi are sold
Linked with John Arne Riise (Roma), Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Stephen Warnock (Blackburn)
Position Jan 31 2008 12th Final position 12th

Portsmouth
The kitty Empty Spending Jan 2008 £14.7m
What they need Portsmouth are heavily in debt and face losing several members of their squad, with Lassana Diarra already having gone to Real Madrid. Should manager Tony Adams be allowed to reinvest any of the money raised by the sales, he will look to strengthen his midfield
Linked with Yohann Pele (Le Mans), Gary O’Neil (Middlesbrough), Laryea Kingston (Hearts), Edu (Valencia)
Position Jan 31 2008 9th Final position 8th

Stoke City
The kitty £8m Spending Jan 2008 £4m
What they need Having made a better-than-expected start, Stoke have a great chance to stay up and Tony Pulis would like to improve the strength-in-depth of his squad in all areas
Linked with Joe Ledley (Cardiff), Miles Addison (Derby), Marlon Harewood (Aston Villa), Derek Riordan (Hibernian), Andrew Driver (Hearts), Jermaine Pennant (Liverpool), Andre Bikey (Reading), Haminu Dramani (Lokomotiv Moscow), Andrew Surman (Southampton)
Pos Jan 31 2008 4th Championship Final position 2nd

Tottenham Hotspur
The kitty £10m Spending Jan 2008 £22m
What they need Spurs say they plan no major signings but might try for Stewart Downing
Linked with Jermain Defoe, Glen Johnson, David James (all Portsmouth), Richard Dunne (Man City), Craig Bellamy, Matthew Upson (both West Ham), Marc Janko (Salzburg), Stephen Appiah (unattached), Steve Finnan (Espanyol), Jimmy Bullard (Fulham), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Michael Owen (Newcastle United), Robbie Keane (Liverpool), Ben Foster (Man Utd)
Position Jan 31 2008 11th Final position 11th

West Bromwich Albion
The kitty £5m Spending Jan 2008 £0.2m
What they need Tony Mowbray is committed to attacking football and would like to sign at least one striker. He is linked with a loan move for Manchester United’s Danny Welbeck but Sir Alex Ferguson may take some persuading.
Linked with Leroy Lita (Reading), Pegguy Luyindula (Strasbourg), Danny Welbeck (Man U), Adel Taarabt (Tottenham), David Nugent and Kanu (both Portsmouth), Carlos Vela (Arsenal), Robert Lewandowski (Lech Poznan)
Position Jan 31 2008 1st Championship Final position 1st

West Ham United
The kitty Empty Spending Jan 2008 none
What they need Icelandic owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson hopes to sell up for £250m and is unlikely to fund any new signings unless manager Gianfranco Zola can sell players first. Zola may be able to raise money by parting with Matthew Upson or Craig Bellamy, options he is reluctant to take. His most pressing need is to augment his midfield
Linked with Martin Stranzl (Spartak Moscow), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina)
Position Jan 31 2008 10th Final position 10th

Wigan Athletic
The kitty £10m Spending Jan 2008 £8m
What they need Steve Bruce is close to a deal for Colombian striker Hugo Rodallega Martinez and, knowing Emile Heskey and Amr Zaki are unlikely to be at the JJB stadium next season, is looking to sign forwards
Linked with Hugo Martinez (Necaxa, Mexico), Nicky Butt , Michael Owen (Newcastle), Christian Benitez (Santos Laguna, Mexico), Phil Bardsley (Sunderland), Humberto Suazo (Monterrey, Mexico), Jimmy Bullard (Fulham)
Position Jan 31 2008 18th Final position 14th